ACRID: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ACRID?

Need another word that means the same as “acrid”? Find 20 synonyms and 30 related words for “acrid” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Acrid” are: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic, pungent, sharp, sour, tart, harsh, acidic, acidulated, vinegary, acetic, acetous

Acrid as an Adjective

Definitions of "Acrid" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “acrid” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Strong and sharp.
• Unpleasantly bitter or pungent.
• Harsh or corrosive in tone.

Synonyms of "Acrid" as an adjective (20 Words)

acerb	Sour or bitter in taste. An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
acerbic	Harsh or corrosive in tone. His acerbic wit.
acetic	Of or like vinegar or acetic acid.
acetous	Producing or resembling vinegar. Acetous fermentation.
acid	Having the characteristics of an acid. The magma may start off fairly basic and end up at the close of the eruption much more acid.
acidic	Being sour to the taste. A cocktail of acidic pollutants.
acidulated	Slightly acidic. Use of acidulated fertilizers can lead to long term soil degradation.
bitter	Proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity. The bitter truth.
blistering	Very fast; capable of quick response and great speed. Blistering sun.
caustic	Harsh or corrosive in tone. The players were making caustic comments about the refereeing.
harsh	Disagreeable to the senses. A harsh penalty.
pungent	Having a sharply strong taste or smell. Pungent satire.
sharp	Ending in a sharp point. He heard her sharp intake of breath.
sour	(of soil) deficient in lime and usually dank. She sampled the wine and found it was sour.
sulfurous	Of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur. A sulfurous denunciation.
sulphurous	Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. Wafts of sulphurous fumes.
vinegary	Sour or peevish in nature. Onions in a sharp vinegary sauce.
virulent	Extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom. A virulent attack on liberalism.
vitriolic	Harsh or corrosive in tone. Vitriolic attacks on the politicians.

Usage Examples of "Acrid" as an adjective

• Acrid smoke.
• The acrid smell of burning rubber.
• Her acrid remarks make her many enemies.
• An acrid smell.

Associations of "Acrid" (30 Words)

acerbic	Tasting sour or bitter. An acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose.
acerbity	A sharp bitterness. Their relationship was built on a certain mutual acerbity.
acid	Having the characteristics of an acid. Acid fruit.
acrimonious	(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter. An acrimonious dispute.
acute	Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. An acute awareness of changing fashions.
alkali	A compound with particular chemical properties including turning litmus blue and neutralizing or effervescing with acids; typically, a caustic or corrosive substance of this kind such as lime or soda. The reaction is followed by measuring the concentration of alkali at various times.
biting	(of wind or cold) so cold as to be painful. A cream to ward off biting insects.
bitter	Alcohol flavoured with bitter plant extracts used as an additive in cocktails or as a medicinal substance to promote appetite or digestion. A dash of bitters.
bitterness	The taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth. The lime juice imparts a slight bitterness.
erosive	Wearing away by friction. The erosive effects of waves on the shoreline.
flavor	Lend flavor to.
iodine	A solution of iodine in alcohol used as a mild antiseptic.
mordant	Impregnate or treat a fabric with a mordant. Mordanted wool.
nitric	Of or containing nitrogen with a higher valency, often five. Nitric acid.
phenylalanine	An essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body.
piquant	Attracting or delighting. A piquant face with large appealing eyes.
pungent	Having a sharply strong taste or smell. The pungent smell of frying onions.
rancid	(used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition. Rancid bacon.
reek	Have an element suggestive (of something. He recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek.
resentful	Full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will. Resentful at the way he was treated.
sharp	A long thin sewing needle with a sharp point. There was a sharp increase in interest rates.
smell	A quality in something that is perceived by the faculty of smell an odour or scent. It smelled like cough medicine.
sour	Make or become sour. The meeting ended on a sour note.
spicy	Suggestive of sexual impropriety. I like my chili extra spicy.
stench	A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant. The stench of rotting fish.
stink	Be extremely bad in quality or in one’s performance. The whole episode is so stink that the principal asked for an immediate transfer of the teacher.
sulfuric	Of or relating to or containing sulfur.
tangy	Tasting sour like a lemon. A tangy salad.
taste	Have a distinctive or characteristic taste. The waiter poured some wine for him to taste.
vitriolic	Filled with bitter criticism or malice. A vitriolic critique.